7. Fixation of pay in the revised pay structure.-(1) The pay of a Sailor who elects, or is deemed to have elected under regulation 6 to be governed by the revised pay structure on and from the 1st day of January, 2016, shall, unless in case the President by special order otherwise directs, be fixed in the following manner,

(i) the pay in the applicable Level in the Pay Matrix shall be the pay obtained by multiplying the existing basic pay by a factor of 2.57, rounded off to the nearest rupee, and the figure so arrived at shall be located in that Level in the Pay Matrix, and if such an identical figure corresponds to any Cell in the applicable Level of the Pay Matrix, the same shall be the pay, and if no such Cell is available in the applicable Level, the pay shall be fixed at the immediate next higher Cell in that applicable Level of the Pay Matrix.

(ii) if the minimum pay or the first Cell in the applicable Level is more than the amount arrived at as per sub clause (i) the pay shall be fixed at the minimum pay or the first Cell of that applicable Level.

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Illustration:

1.

Existing Pay Band : PB-1

2.

Existing Grade Pay : 2400

3.

Existing Pay : 10160

4.

Existing Basic Pay [(2)+(3] :
2400 + 10160 = 12560

5.

Pay after multiplication by a
fitment factor of
2.57 [(4) x 2.57] : 32279.2 (rounded off to 32279)

6.

Level corresponding to
Grade Pay 2400 (PB-1) : Level 4

7.

Revised Pay in Pay Matrix
(either equal to or next higher to 32279 in Level 4) : 32300

8.

Revised Pay in Pay Matrix: 32300

Pay Band

5200 -20200

Grade Pay

2000

2400

2800

Levels

3

4

5

1

21700

25500

29200

2

22400

26300

30100

3

23100

27100

31000

4

23800

27900

31900

5

24500

28700

32900

6

25200

29600

33900

7

26000

30500

34900

8

26800

31400

35900

9

27600

32300

37000

10

28400

33300

38100

11

29300

34300

39200

12

30200

35300

40400

13

31100

36400

41600

14

32000

37500

42800

15

33000

38600

44100

16

34000

39800

45400

(2) A Sailor who is on leave on the 1st of January, 2016 and is entitled to leave salary shall become entitled to pay in the revised pay structure from the 1 st day of January, 2016, or the date of option for the revised pay structure.

(3) A Sailor under suspension shall continue to draw subsistence allowance based on existing pay structure, and his pay in the revised pay structure shall be subject to the final order on the pending disciplinary proceedings.

(4) Where the existing emoluments exceed the revised emoluments in the case of any Sailor, the difference shall be allowed as Personal Pay to be absorbed in future increases in pay.

(5) Where in the fixation of pay in the Pay Matrix under regulation 7, the pay in the Pay Matrix of a Sailor, who, in the existing pay structure was drawing immediately before the 1st of January, 2016 more pay in the Pay Band than another Sailor in the same arm or service, gets fixed in the revised pay structure at a stage lower than that of such junior, his pay in the Pay Matrix shall be stepped up to the same Cell in the revised pay structure as that of the junior.

(6) Where a Sailor is in receipt of Personal Pay immediately before the date of notification of these regulations, which together with his existing emoluments exceed the revised emoluments, then the difference representing such excess shall be allowed to such a Sailor as Personal Pay, to be absorbed in future increase in pay.

(7) In case of Sailors who are in receipt of Personal Pay for passing Hindi Pragya, Hindi Typewriting, Hindi shorthand and such other examinations under the “Hindi Teaching Scheme” or on successfully undergoing training in cash and accounts matters prior to - January, 2016, while the Personal Pay shall not be taken into account for purposes of fixation of initial pay in the revised pay structure, they shall continue to draw Personal Pay after fixation of their pay in the revised pay structure on and from the - day of January 2016 or subsequently for the period for which they would have drawn it but for the fixation of their pay in the revised pay structure and the quantum of such Personal Pay would be paid at the appropriate rate of increment in the revised pay structure from the date of fixation of pay for the period for which they would have continued to draw it.

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Explanation.- For the purpose of this sub-rule, “appropriate rate of increment in the revised pay structure” means the difference with respect to the next immediate higher Cell in the applicable Level of the Pay Matrix, from the stage at which the pay of the Sailor is fixed in the revised pay structure.